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- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Elevator Pitch: First Byte
Illustration by Drue Wagner Illustration by Drue Wagner Concept: “Alfred,” a food industry collaborative robot, or “cobot,” trained to assist in the assembly of items such as salads and food bowls at... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Does My Résumé Work?
grow up. If you are unsure of your ideal job or industry, advised Davis, “back away from specifics. Instead, try to picture elements of work that best match your skills and ambitions.” Take advantage of self-assessment tools such as the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
HBS Faculty Approves Curriculum Innovations
beyond disciplinary information silos and to be more self-aware as leaders. But how? Dean Jay Light established faculty committees to evaluate a variety of proposals, including submissions from fifty HBS... View Details
- 01 Sep 2005
- News
Predictable Surprises
or later — and many experts say sooner — lead to the demise of their livelihood. There are a number of cognitive issues here, but one of the most universal is the tendency people have to dramatically discount the future. For the most... View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
The Governor’s Admission
workers’ benefits and compensation at the same time. He also has a law degree from Georgetown and served for a time as director of Admissions at HBS in the 1980s. View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
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Underwater Options May Not Sink Incentives
During the bull market of the 1990s, stock grants and options formed increasingly large components of executive compensation. Now, however, with many options "underwater" as share values have declined well below the strike price, boards... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
Leaning In to Gender Equity
disagree, but she emphasizes that women must realize how their own actions can undermine the ultimate goal of 50-50 equality of opportunity. Sandberg backs up her observations with academic studies and personal examples from her own business dealings, such View Details
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Faculty Books
and become mere purveyors of a product, the MBA, with students treated as consumers. Moral ideals that once inspired business schools have been replaced by the view that managers are merely agents of... View Details
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
Globalization Revisited
also titled “The Globalization of Markets”— recalled these and other ideas and developments first discerned by Levitt, now universally hailed as a “marketing guru.” Although he was unable to attend the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Dean Clark Visits Alumni in Europe
Dean Clark Visits Alumni in Europe In January, Dean Kim B. Clark traveled to Paris, London, and Frankfurt to update HBS alumni on the Schools European Research Initiative as well as on key activities... View Details
- 19 Aug 2010
- News
Classroom Hijinks: Catchphrases, Mottos, Cheers, and Mascots
the section as a socialization substitute for in-dorm dining facilities when they proved to be too costly. And it’s true that the MBA Class of 1949 was the first to assign students to sections. Perhaps... View Details
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Salter New Head of External Relations
In his new role as senior associate dean for External Relations, Professor Malcolm S. (“Mal”) Salter is ready and eager to shift his focus from the classroom to the global community of 65,000 HBS alumni. “The alumni community is an... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
University Elections
at large by Harvard degree holders in annual groups of five. Board members serve six-year terms. The overseers’ chief roles are to visit the graduate schools, departments, and museums of the University to ensure that the University remains true to its charter View Details
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
Balanced Scorecard and Beer Game Go High-Tech
Scorecard simulation, for example, teaches accounting but also requires students to collaborate and negotiate. The new tools are just as meaningful for faculty. In the updated Beer Game, built-in reporting features give professors View Details
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Trust Me
The old adage “get it in writing” may be sound advice, but if you are looking to build trust, you might want to think twice about signing a contract. Recent research by HBS assistant professor Deepak Malhotra and Keith Murnighan (of the... View Details
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Siebel Addresses HBS Northern California Club
building great products," Siebel told the audience. "We make as many mistakes as anyone else, but this is our vision: Build a high-quality business. Do whatever it takes to... View Details
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Studying Japan from the Inside
quite a few companies face this issue. Another challenge is corporate governance. Historically, banks acted as monitors for Japanese companies, and the boards of Japanese companies were dominated by... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Donella Rapier to Head External Relations
Donella Rapier (MBA ’92) has recently been appointed associate dean for External Relations at HBS, following the resignation of James C. Schroeder, who accepted a position as chief development officer at the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2001
- News
Reaching Out
Nundy, who has a background in nonprofit service and worked as an analyst at Morgan Stanley before coming to HBS. "The fellowship gave me the confidence to try something... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Letters to the Editor
Doriot’s ARD holding a significant stake, the company had some 63 European financial institutions and banks as shareholders. Management included a stellar group of French... View Details